The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Ninety percent of jitney drivers, from each route serviced across New Providence, withdrew services yesterday leaving patrons with few options.  President of The Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union Frederick Farrington said despite the plea for Minister of Transport Renward Wells to come to the table by July 1, they have gotten no call.  Mr. Farrington said […]

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Traffic Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a traffic accident that has claimed the life of a Peruvian male pedestrian.  According to police, on Sunday they  were called to the East Sunrise Highway area, where a male was struck by a black Honda Civic vehicle travelling east on East Sunrise Highway and failed to stop.  […]

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The Office of The Auditor General yesterday released a report on the accounts of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) which pointed to a need for automating the forces procedures.  General comments indicated that legislation surrounding the operation of government funds and the RBPF are “fragmented across a number of legislative acts, and in certain […]

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Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira yesterday tabled in the House of Assembly the Review of Request process associated with the oil spill at Robinson and Old Trail Roads back in January 2013. The leak seeped into the surrounding community and resulted in lawsuits Cable Bahamas and residents of the Marathon constituency, who claimed to have fallen […]

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The Cancer Society of The Bahamas is one step closer to reaching its goal of completing a hospice wing to be added to its Cancer Caring Center, with a gift of $50,000 from Commonwealth Bank.  Commonwealth Bank made the donation yesterday, the fourth of its installments of the bank’s ten-year commitment of $500,000 to the […]

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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]

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Newly minted Governor General CA Smith administered the oath of office to the new Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration Elsworth Johnson. Mr. Johnson was elevated to the position following the resignation of former Cabinet minister Brent Symonette. Following his brief swearing in at Government House, Mr. Johnson thanked God, asking for […]

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The string of violence continue after a man was shot and killed and a child hit, believed to be by the car that was driven by the gunmen. According to police reports, shortly before 3 p.m. yesterday,  a male was standing on the corner of Ragged Island Street and Andros Avenue, when the occupants of […]

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The Bahamas continues to see international recognition of its structural reforms and economic turnaround from years of stagnation. The government welcomed the comprehensive assessment done by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV and FSAP teams and broadly concurs with many of the recommendations. “Overall, the IMF report reinforces the government’s own assessment of the […]

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Members of Parliament are expected to table, debate and subsequently pass a new gaming legislation in the House of Assembly before the end of the week. According to Attorney General Carl Bethel, the gaming amendment will entail some significant changes.  “This will greatly increase the powers of the Gaming Board to enforce not only against […]

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